pull on

phrasal verb

pulled on; pulling on; pulls on

1

: to hold onto and move (something) toward oneself

She pulled on the rope with all her might.

2

: to hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly

When she gets nervous, she pulls on her ear.

3

: to breathe in the smoke from (a cigarette, pipe, etc.)

He rocked back and forth, pulling on his pipe.

4

: to dress oneself in (clothing)

She quickly pulled on her boots.

He pulled a sweater on.

Examples of pull on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second big topic is streaming, and there’s a few threads to pull on here. —Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2025

Jones continued to pull on the bag, dragging the man around. —Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025

Before Holder appears, a trusty bartender (Simon Henriques) instructs an audience member to pull on a string hanging from that box and let those cards fall into a bowl on the floor. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 July 2025

The Waukesha County Fair canceled the truck and tractor pulls on Wednesday, July 16, the opening night of the oldest county fair in Wisconsin, because of weather concerns. —Liliana Fannin, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025

Rhymes for pull on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon